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 Urbicus, Lollicus, praef. urbi, II. 180n. and 181

Utica, in Sallust, II. 164

Valerianus, mentioned in letter to Cl. Julianus, II. 93

Valerius, official for "sacred things," in apocryphal letter, II. 801

Valerius, Antonius, to hand a petition in to Lucius, I. 305

Valerius Clitianus, letter to, lost, II. 190n.

Variani alumni, of Matidia, II. 99

Varro, Marcus, the Roman polymath, book of Satires called Exdemetricus (Gellius), II. 261; proverb from satire, II. 273; used expression praeter-propter, II. 275

Vectilianus, Caesonius, officer at Antioch (in apocryphal letters), II. 307

Velius Rufus Senex, see Rufus

Venetus, a Venetian, or for Venetianus, a partisan of the "Blues" In the Circus, II. 91

Ventidius, triumphed over Parthians, II. 137; plagiarised a speech from Sallust, ibid.

Venus, mother of Deceit, I. 151; favours the night, II. 15; her tresses, II. 105

Vergil, most careful in the choice of words, II. 265; calls the olive leaf flatus (? where), II. 267; his use of glaucus, II. 267; extracts from (?), I. 80n. For imitations of see Hertz, Renaissance und Rococo, note 76; Schwierczina, Frontoniana, p. 31

Verus, Lucius, adopted son of Pius and co-Emperor with M., calls himself Verus, I. 296, 306; first mention and speech of thanks (? for consulship), I. 241; illness at Canusium. II. 85; urged to be abstinent, II. 87; eloquent dispatch to Senate, II. 133, 1-45; a good letter to F. excusing himself for not writing, II. 117; bonitas of, II. 92; letter, speeches, parleys with enemy, II. 196 f.; asks F. to make the most of his exploits, ibid.: troops enlisted by, II. 207; military virtues of, II. 131, 209 f.; justice and clemency, II. 213; compared with Trajan, I. 207; fond of actors, I. 305; II. 215; compared to Marius and Vespasian, II. 205; answer to Parthian king, II. 133; discipline of the army in Syria, II. 149; learnt lessons of warfare from Cato, II. 151; scolds F., I. 295; Faustina and her children with him in Syria, II. 237; F. sends him some speeches to Syria, II. 235; frightened by the catafracti of the Parthians, II. 117n.; carries Fronto when ill, II. 241

Vespasian, born at Nursia, II. 205; mentioned, II. 139

Victorinus, Aufidius, F's son-in-law, I. 125; brings news of Faustina, I. 195; opinion of himself as judge, II. 215; F.'s daughter betrothed to him, I. 293; not so eloquent as M., II. 37; mentioned in connexion with F.'s possible death, II. 153; F.'s letters to, II. 169 ff.; see also II. 175n.; asked to befriend Aquila in his province, II. 171

Victorinus, infant son of above, II. 173 and 172n.

Victorinus, Furius praef. praet. 159-167, mentioned in apocryphal letter, II. 306

Villianus (?) to plead against Herodes, I. 67

Viriathus, a Spanish insurgent leader (about 150 B.C.), able in war, II. 147, 217

Vitrasius Polllo, praef. praet. about 172 A.D., mentioned in apocryphal letter of M., II. 305

Vologaesus, the Parthian king who declared war on the Romans, dethroned by Lucius, II. 143; letter of Verus to, II. 213; made Pacorus king of Armenia, II. 145 344